#A8391D#A8391D

#A8391D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.151 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8391D
RGB	rgb(168, 57, 29)
HSL	hsl(12, 71%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(12, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 82.7%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 44.22, 40.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 60.06, 42.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.124 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.151 35)
XYZ	xyz(17.8354, 11.3424, 2.4123)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8391D #1D8CA8

analogous

#A81D47 #A8391D #A87E1D

triadic

#A8391D #1DA839 #391DA8

tetradic

#A8391D #47A81D #1D8CA8 #7E1DA8

square

#A8391D #47A81D #1D8CA8 #7E1DA8

split-complementary

#A8391D #1DA87E #1D47A8

monochromatic

#40160B #742714 #A8391D #DA4C28 #E3785C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#A8391D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#A8391D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8391D

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8391D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8391D	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746818

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B91834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8391d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 57, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.151 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca755c',
    500: '#a8391d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8391d;
$custom-light: #ca755c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8391d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.086,
    "s": 70.558,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50087,
    "c": 0.15139,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.1134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8391D

secondary

#5AB1C7

accent

#C9ED3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8391D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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